Quantum Mechanics on Lie Groups: II. Path Integrals
Quantum Physics
2026-07-17 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory
Mathematical Physics
Classical Analysis and ODEs
Abstract
We continue our study of quantum dynamics on a Lie group , initiated in arXiv:2512.19840, by building the path integral that governs transition amplitudes in the Hilbert space . This relies on the proper handling of both a noncommutative momentum space and the presence of compact directions in . We show that compactness can be handled through a sum over winding numbers in maximal tori of , generalizing the similar sum commonly encountered for path integrals on a circle. As applications, we compute semiclassical approximations of propagators and partition functions of Euler-Arnold systems, up to (and including) two-loop order.
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@article{arxiv.2607.16029,
title = {Quantum Mechanics on Lie Groups: II. Path Integrals},
author = {Mathieu Beauvillain and Blagoje Oblak and Marios Petropoulos},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.16029},
year = {2026}
}
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